Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 8, 1908, the founder of Amana Refrigeration Inc., George Christian Foerstner, was born. A leader in commercial and household refrigeration, Foerstner’s Amana grew to signify one of Iowa’s most iconic brands. Born in High Amana, one of the seven villages of the Amana Society, Foerstner completed an eighth-grade education. Foerstner worked for his father at the village store, selling car tires, batteries, radios, and bicycles on a sales route. With the repeal of Pr